# Character limit for tinyMCE textarea

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/character-limit-for-tinymce-textarea/146896>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 26, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/character-limit-for-tinymce-textarea/146896 "2008-08-26T15:46:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ravikanth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@ravikanth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ravikanth)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/character-limit-for-tinymce-textarea/146896/1 "2008-08-26T15:46:19Z")

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Hi,

I am using TinyMCE editor for textarea.how to limit the characters in  
that textarea.  
500 is limit for that textarea,how to limit characters for this  
textarea in client side.

alert message after 500 characters or displaying dynamic count of  
characters above the text area.

thanks,  
Ravi.